28/08/2004
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Trulli | Renault | M | 1:56.232 | 134.198 mph |
| 2 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:56.304 | 0.072 |
| 3 | Alonso | Renault | M | 1:56.686 | 0.454 |
| 4 | Coulthard | McLaren | M | 1:57.990 | 1.758 |
| 5 | Fisichella | Sauber | B | 1:58.040 | 1.808 |
| 6 | Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 1:58.175 | 1.943 |
| 7 | Webber | Jaguar | M | 1:58.729 | 2.497 |
| 8 | Massa | Sauber | B | 1:59.008 | 2.776 |
| 9 | Panis | Toyota | M | 1:59.552 | 3.320 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:59.635 | 3.403 |
| 11 | Montoya | WilliamsF1 | M | 1:59.681 | 3.449 |
| 12 | Button | BAR | M | 2:00.237 | 4.005 |
| 13 | Klien | Jaguar | M | 2:01.246 | 5.014 |
| 14 | Pizzonia | WilliamsF1 | M | 2:01.447 | 5.215 |
| 15 | Sato | BAR | M | 2:01.813 | 5.581 |
| 16 | Heidfeld | Jordan | B | 2:02.645 | 6.413 |
| 17 | Bruni | Minardi | B | 2:02.651 | 6.419 |
| 18 | Baumgartner | Minardi | B | 2:03.303 | 7.071 |
| 19 | Pantano | Jordan | B | 2:03.833 | 7.601 |
| 20 | Zonta | Toyota | M | 2:03.895 | 7.663 |